Shadow boxing The Apocalypse & wandering the land. And it still goes on!

Wish archive would let us post pictures from shows.

Here's mine:
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"By not ever opening their hearts to Brent they missed 3 of the best years ('87-'89) of music the planet will ever hear."


I like your premise but am wondering how in god's good name you could have left out 1990?

Hoping that it was just an egregious brain typo.

Great show.

o fiddlestix

on if you like long long psychedelic jams more, or if you like a bunch of songs more.

the 80s werent as improv heavy as the best years of the dead. period.

this guy right here would rather hear 25 minutes of a dark star jam the planet never heard before then 7 songs. ugh. songs. i thought heads were beyond that.

this show has a great recording, so i'll give it 5 stars so that it isnt ignored by the thought police and their radio friendly hits.

Okay, so maybe you hate dogs, or you don't like ice cream. Everyone has their opinion, right?
Here is an opinion...anyone who speaks negatively about the Dead in the eighties doesn't know their ass from a hole in the ground.
I am sorry for those who are still mourning Kieth. If you couldn't let him go and were (and still are)always comparing Brent to Kieth, then sure, the eighties may suck for you.
I guess I'm getting it now that I write this- It ended in a way for a lot of people when Kieth died. Sad.
So have pity on an eighties hater. By not ever opening their hearts to Brent they missed 3 of the best years ('87-'89) of music the planet will ever hear.
Everyone else is just high. If you were a head in the eighties, it's sort of an unspoken joke about how some call them weak years.
For people looking for the best sounding recordings on this site- this is one of them. Everyone has opinions about show quality, but there are some things that go a bit beyond opinion when it comes to recording quality. We can debate wheather the eighties sucked or not, but there is NO DEBATE as to wheather a recording sounds like crap or not. TRUE? Phil is either up front filling that sound field or he's not folks. The cymbals sound like seperate entities or they don't folks. Why don't we use the stars to help each other find the good RECORDINGS and tell stories about our favorite shows.
This is a five star RECORDING. If you like good RECORDINGS regardless of year, here are some suggestions; listen to all the seventies soundboards especially Betty boards and Matix re-mixes, search for highly rated Aud recordings for early eighties(soundboards are usually keyboard heavy and/or vocal heavy), sink deep into all of the great later eighties boards. That's where you'l find the best stuff.Recording quality wise that is.

Well I don't often respond to some of the, with all do respect, gibberish that some folks write (especially to those who obviously weren't even there) but since these two other folks were obviously there I guess it's worth it! That is, they were wondering about the guy on the roller skates playing guitar in the audience. Most likely this is Harry Perry from Venice Beach, Ca. I do remember from time to time seeing him at shows and I used to live in Venice up through shortly after this time! Harry was famous in L.A. for skating in Venice while playing his guitar (like I myself used to do from Torrance Beach (southern end of Redondo Beach) to El Segundo and back again playing my guitar while riding my bicycle and never crashing even when it was very crowded)! In souvenir shops in Venice they used to sell post cards with Harry pictured on them. (I can't say as far as I know, anyone every made a post card of me).
Also I have to thank the guy who provided the Neville Brothers set list; now the question is to him since he apparently knows, is where is the tape of them? Like him I share his enthusiasm for good opening bands! Yet they very rarely are mentioned and sometimes not even mentioned by others when they guest or conversely, when Jerry or other Grateful Dead members have jammed with opening bands which happened at at least seven shows that I can think of that I attended!
Now as far as this thing about whether or not the night before New Year's Eve was better or not, yes this did often turn out to be the case but not in any sort of predictive sense. That is back, I think it was a few years before this I had mentioned to a woman that so far the 28th show of the five (but in '86 there were only four) had turned out to be the best over all, but I didn't intend for her to expect this to be the case, yet she did and chose to only go to the 28th or at least skip the 26th & 27th or something like but that year it turned out that the 27th was best or at least better than the 28th. So it wasn't so much that the 30th was so great, rather it was just that New Year's itself progressively started to suck so much more each year after '81-'82, but ever the 30th in '79 was better than that New Year's and that New Year's was way better than this year!
What I remember most distinctly about this show was the 30 beat intro for "Beat it on Down the Line" and "The Music Never Stopped" with Weir adding the improvised words during the 4/4 part of the jam! Even though I always liked Hamza El Din, I guess I was spoiled in the sense that I saw his best performances with Grateful Dead which most definitely were the earliest ones namely, at Winterland (which were the only times where he played his Oud and played other tunes as well) and the best of all (speaking of a very great 30th) was 78-12-30 at U.C.L.A. -> St. Stephen! But that wasn't because of St. Stephen rather it was because not only did it have several other unknown folks involved, but most especially because it was long and developed with Grateful Dead participating with him as well! So again I still liked Hamza El Din but "Olin Arageed" progressively just wasn't what it used to be, unfortunately it got gradually more and more boring!

Augy
San Diego

Yes! I saw him. Several times, the roller skater guy dressed in all white with guitar and amp strapped on. He had it going on and wow, he could really play guitar. I saw him in the parking lots at Kaiser and also down in Irvine. Funny thing, I saw him in 2006 at Speedway Meadow at Power to the Peaceful (Spearhead). He looked exactly the same!!!

I was hovering around the soundboard all night for this show and it seems that I do remember that guy on skates. I'm listening to the Neville Brothers set right now. I was hoping to find a list of all the guests that sat in with the Dead that night as it is not on Deadlists. Nice set from the Nevs....

running time 59:02
1. Dance Your Blues Away 7:12
2. Mojo Hannah 5:52
3. Drift Away 4:56
4. Love The One You're With 4:49
5. Caravan 5:04
6. Fear Hate Envy & Jealousy 1:15
7. Mardi Gras Plea 11:01
8. What's On Your Mind 4:51
9. New Suit 3:46
- encore -
10. Johnny B. Goode ->
Boney Maronie ->
I Wanna Marry You 10:12
11. crowd 0:04


Enough has been said about the Dead's show except about Jerry & Brian Stoltz just ripping it on Johnny B. Goode! However, I forgot that Johnny B. Goode was played twice that night.

Two things I remember everybody saying. And the way they were saying it was like, if you were a Head, then you just knew it was true. Like a forgone conclusion; assumed as fact.
A)If there was any doubt that Jerry would recover, it was gone now. Jerry was back in a big way. In interviews at the time he had stated that things were a bit foggy here and there but on the other hand he surprised himself. This was a surprise night.
B)The night before NYE is always the better show.

It's probably a hard sell to say this show should be downloaded on just the strength of the Althea. But WOW, there has never been an Althea this powerful. Easily the best one ever.

Jerry's solos in the Althea are so strong, you'll have a new found appreciation for the song. And the rest of the show is pretty kick ass too!

While I was trrrippin, someone was taping this baby in a very professional way. I drove out to CA in a 240Z from Texas and threw a tent out front of the Kaiser and slept there for two nights. Bill Graham told me Good Morning. Inside the show this night, in the back of the floor area was a volleyball net and a game was going on for an ur or two prior to kickoff. I had a blast. Folks had their babies in there, was a total family scene. The Neville Bros did a great show, I loved them. Yeah, Jerry was diggin the guitarists help at the end of the second set, but I don't recall hearing him at all, but he looked like Sammy Hagar. I remember very well the way Jerry accented hid "T" in Ship of Fools, " It was later than I thoughTTTTT" which in my state resonated well. Superb China>Rider and Saint. I remember this show seeming great but very mellow at the time, not frenzied and mind bending like a Red Rocks show. Oh well, great memories. Does anyone remember the guy on Rollerskets with the Pignose amp on his back playing electric guitar and skating around playing twisted guitar licks and singing in strange languages??

You can lead a thirsty man (or Deadhead?) to water---but you cn't make him drink......I, too, am amazed and beside myself with joy over what the Archive REALLY, TRULY is----a fucking OASIS!!!!!! I take the good with the bad---it is still the Dead--and that is all that needs to be stated. There never was or will be anything like em'. On or off nights....This show is a mind-bender when put into the context of what went down just months prior. The band is just on!!! The magic is alive on this one. 2nd set is a masterpiece in and of itself. The Phoenix is rising........

So when others -- like steveSw are whinin that this aint recordable...I'm angry I hadnt commented earlier...

Is ths one on sale already?

WHO cares...
buy it or listen -- just dont degredate such art by beetchin about it ---

Incredible show...
85-86 echo
bobby's actually on
Jerr bear is sooo smokin...

Fun til you are DONE

IKO > Women ---- with the Nevilles...
been lookin for this one for a while...


Thank you, archive...

This security by intelligence test business drives me nuts. It doesn't really secure anything, it just makes getting mp3's for my music player all that much harder.

I can't believe you think you're going to make money by selling the '86 new years eve show.... You! ;)

If you want to rip m3u files, you might try doing a web search for a m3uripper....

A poignant Bucket opener for a show no one could have imagined would happen months earlier. Those first notes of Althea never fail to get me in the mood for deep listening. I also really dig BobÂs tone on this version. It is a touching version. There are a few C.C. Riders that blow down doors. This really isnÂt one of them. Not a waste of time to listen to either. Just eh. Cumberland on the other hand. Not that it matters b/c the song is so awesome. But this one is very bouncy and Jer is thumping around with a very tightly wound tone. I am personally a huge fan of When Push comes to shove. And this is a very nice version. Nothing great, just nice. BIODTL moves into Greatest Story seamlessly and Jerry kicks in the mu-tron with a little extra thwamp. By the time Jer comes into TMNS he is really flying over the fret board. This version is sped up a good bit. The first set is not what this show was about though. It was strong, but nothing otherworldly.
The China>Rider is average but interesting all the same. The Saint/Sailor is awesome. But the Estimated is incredible. ItÂs the spaces ya knowÂnot the songs. The Prophet is a prefect example of this idea, they leave the song behind and start hearing each other and playing off each other. The show up to hear is up and down and over all average imo. But the prophet is 99.9% perfect. The eyes following is strong as well. Nice crisp drums and some nice fills from brent. The drums section gets way out there, it may as well be referred to as "sprums." H. el Din takes the listener to the Serengeti for a walk and maybe alittle pipe sharing. Ollin Arrageed is very capable of producing totally dumbfounded looks on my face. And it rolls right along into a Phil heavy Iko. Suddenly the band sounds 10 years younger. It starts with the E.Prophet>Eyes and now they are spitting acid fire. Brent is really adding some great licks. The Neville brothers get in on things and you know its just a mad house. The enthusiasm in JerryÂs playing makes everything so fresh, not to mention Phil bombs. Hey now, hey now, IKO ikoÂ.great version, jer really digs in now and they flow absolutely effortlessly into Men smart that rocked. If you are not a big fan of this tune give this one a try. Huge energy that just melts into Stella Blue. How Garcia managed to create so much power with quiet I will never fully grasp. ItÂs the test of great musicianship vs. legendary. Great composers, live performers, writers must have the ability to use less to make more, less words, notes, instruments etcÂPlenty of rock acts have been able to see the concept and apply it but no one even came close to Garcia. No one. What an amazingly powerful song. And this solo, in complete contrast to the solos played in 1973 ends up achieving the same sensation. And then, quiet. (due praise to hunter) Brent adds a synth organ, then acoustic piano, the electricÂ. and magic happens. Had I been there I donÂt know if I could have handled more at this point. Stella Blue is still resonating when the whole band jumps into throwing stones. JerryÂs tone is thick and thin, metallic and smooth all at the same time at this show. Nice seque into a popping NFA.
This show gets a 4.5 for sound quality.
6/10

Except for JG's vocal levels in Althea (which I suppose has nothing to do with the recording), this is really a 5+ star recording. The Dec. '86 shows (Oak and HJK) are great for hearing how fresh and non-gravelly JG's voice sounds after a spotty couple of years.

highly recommend the download. Great fromstart to finish. better than new years. This is what i think of when i hear the term, "classic dead". Nothing to complain about on this one

This was the best out of about a dozen HJK shows I attended in 85-86. I can vividly remember how wild the hallway scene was when the exhausted dancers were collapsing toward the end of Don't Ease Me In only to be infused with the blistering energy of an unexpected Music Never Stopped. The whole show rocked. I've listed to a mediocre quality of this concert for about 20 years and was blessed to find this SBD recording.

Like one of the earlier reviewers mentions, the show lasted till 1:30am (my watch actually said (1:50am) and I had line duty for New Year's at 6:00am......The show was a monster but I had little time to reflect and enjoy......and to the reviewer who was wondering what Bobby was muttering before "Stella Blue"....he was thanking the Neville's for sitting in during "Iko Iko/Man Smart, Woman Smarter". Great recording and great high energy show.

Wow...im not even a huge 80s fan(i like the 90s better believe it or not)but these post coma shows are all pretty much TITS!Good recording and a pretty killer "ship"(a personal favorite)#1

One of the most beautiful Stella Blue's I've ever heard. Jer sings it perfectly. You can hear a pin drop. Wish Jer would have chosen a more delicate tone for his solo on this and later day Stella's, I always thought he had the distortion/effects up too much for such a delicate song...He did that on a lot of "Brokedown's" too, but now i'm rambling.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,THE GRATEFUL DEAD HAVE INSPIRED SO MANY WITH THERE MUSIC IT'S INCREDIBLE! TO SOME OF US THIS WAS AND IS HEAVEN AND PROBABLY THE CLOSEST I'LL EVER COME TO IT ATLEAST, SO WHEN YOU ASK HOW COULD ANYONE CRY BECAUSE OF THE BOY'S WELL IT'S BECAUSE IT'S ALL WE KNOW!!! WE LIVE,EAT,SLEEP,DREAM, AND BREATH THE DEAD, SO WHEN YOU HEAR THAT ONE SONG THAT GIVES YOU GOOSE BUMPS AND YOU REALIZE THAT ALL THIS LIFE WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT THIS ONE MOMENT YOUR FREE(TRUELY FREE) YOU HAVE TO BREAK DOWN AND SHED A TEAR!!!!!! THANK THE LORD FOR ARE BOYS PEOPLE, WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THEM????(LOST)THERE'S SO MANY ROADS TO EASE ALL OUR SOULS BROTHERS AND SISTERS. I LOVE YOU ALL AND THIS SITE!! WE ALL MISS YOU JERRY, CANT WAIT TILL WERE TOGETHER FOREVER AND EVER WHEN WE ALL MAKE IT TO THE PROMISED LAND!!!!! RON SMART, CLEVELAND, OHIO GRATEFULDEAD2777@SBCGLOBAL.NET

WOW is this a good show. China,Rider,Saint,Ship,Estimated,
Eyes DAM. The bands on this night, This is my fav Stella Blue period. The Sound Quality is superb. Dont even think twice download this show its a gem. <<<<< ENJOY>>>>>>
PEACE

Don't even think about not downloading this show... If you don't, you gotta live with that sin for a long time... Don't deny yourself this show!!!!

Man, I can't believe some people can diss the 80's the way they do. I think there are some real gems out there. This show has one of the best Saint of Circumstances I've ever heard. Bob just rips it up with his rap at the end.

We had a theorey that sometimes the shows on the 30th out-did the New Years themselves, at least musically, and I think this was the case in 86 (and 87). We were 3rd row center on the floor, and loved the looong first set with the (count em') 30 Beats it on down the line and killer Music Never Stopped with reprise. That was followed with an even longer 2nd set, strong China Rider, good Estimated-Eyes, guest drummers, and then the Nevilles came out to rip through the Aiko and Womer Are Smarter. Brought down the house with a nice Stella, rocked out through Not fade. Great Stuff, can still visualize Jerry Smiling at the Nevilles guitarist at the time as he jammed during Johnny B Goode to send us home at 1:30 in the morning...

This is very hot and definately worth a listen -'86 was one of those years that had some absolute pearls tucked away in hum drum stuff... music althea china>rider all rip. The whole show is great - Enjoy and play loud....

Great show! Nice sound.

Anybody know what Bob is talking about during the Stella Blue intro?

This one is just a ripper!!!

Jerry is just on fire!!

Do your self a favor and get this one, then pass it on to all your friends!

great show from start to finish. listen to china rider at full volume.it is just sick! makes my skin crawl. Never heard them better than at this show. The boys were on that night. was at show but completely spaced how good it was. Kaiser was a great venue for the grateful dead.

I was at this show. I knew it was great then, but I guess I forgot. I had a tape of this night but the quality was poor so I never listened to it. Anyway, the quality of this recording is remarkable. One of the best shows of the 80's. Listen to the alto sax on Iko Iko! Amazing...

The Althea and Esau leave me drooling...

The very good sound quality matched with Bobby's guitar in Althea and the vocal tweaks in Esau make this show well worth it.

killer music never stopped..
w/ bobby "never stopped" singing outro..

I love this Stuff..